Awards & Recognition

The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania announced the winners of the 54th Golden Quills Awards on May 24th, 2018 at the Rivers Casino in Pittsburgh. The competition recognizes professional excellence in print, broadcast, and digital journalism, including photography and videography in Western Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Ohio. Below is a list of winners and finalists from Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting, including 90.5 WESA, The Allegheny Front, and 91.3 WYEP. 

The Pittsburgh Black Media Federation’s 30th annual Robert L. Vann Media Awards, held May 3 at the University of Pittsburgh, highlighted the power of diverse storytelling and exceptional journalism. Three 90.5 WESA reporters were among the winners.

RADIO PUBLIC AFFAIRS

● An-Li Herring 90.5 WESA

Black Girls, Who Often Have History of Trauma, Are 11 Times More Likely to Encounter Justice System

RADIO NEWS FEATURE

90.5 WESA reporter Margaret J. Krauss's report, Snagging Amazon HQ2 was recently recognized with an Edward R. Murrow Regional Award in the hard news category by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA). 

Finalists have been named in the Press Club of Western PA’s 54th Golden Quill Awards, recognizing professional excellence in journalism. More than 15 journalists and producers from WESA, WYEP, and Allegheny Front are finalists in the Radio/Podcast category for spot/breaking news, features,  science, education, arts and entertainment, sports, environment, documentary, public service and more. The complete list of finalists is available here.

Pittsburgh’s NPR News Station Leads Statewide Radio In First Place Awards

May 26, 2017; PITTSBURGH, PA— Pittsburgh Community Broadcasting (including 90.5 WESA and 91.3 WYEP, as well as The Allegheny Front) has had an award-winning season, with recognition from the Pennsylvania Associated Press, Pittsburgh Black Media Federation Robert L. Vann Awards and culminating last evening with awards at the Pennsylvania Press Club Golden Quills Awards.

PITTSBURGH, PA., October 15, 2015— October 17 has been designated “Rhythm Sweet & Hot Day” in the state of Pennsylvania, honoring the show’s 34-plus years on the airwaves featuring the music of the 1920s, 30s and 40s. Representative Joseph Petrarca, D-Westmoreland, Armstrong, and Indiana Counties, introduced the legislation on September 18, and it was subsequently approved by the state House of Representatives.

May 31, 2015:  90.5 WESA's Josh Raulerson and The Allegheny Front's Reid Frazier, along with Erika Beras, Deanna Garcia, Kevin Gavin, Larkin Page-Jacobs and Sarah Schneider won awards for their reporting at the 2015 Pennsylvania Associated Press Broadcasters Awards, held May 30 in Gettysburg. 

A first-place award in the News Documentary category went to Raulerson and Frazier for their series, "Zone of Influence". Kevin Gavin and Sarah Schneider received second place in this category for their work on the "School to Prison Pipeline" broadcast.

Larkin Page-Jacobs won a second place award for her feature on a business incubator for felons. Erika Beras won a third-place award in the Public Affairs category for her report on veterans and traumatic brain injuries, while Deanna Garcia won a third place award in enterprise/individual reporting for her work on poverty in the LGBT community.

90.5 WESA reporters Deanna Garcia, Liz Reid, Larkin Page-Jacobs, and Erika Beras, Essential Pittsburgh's Paul Guggenheimer, Marcus Charleston and Heather McClain, and The Allegheny Front's Kara Holsopple won awards at the Press Club of Western PA’s Annual “Golden Quill” Awards last night.

For a seventh year, the New Pittsburgh Courier has honored “top caliber women in the Pittsburgh area” through its 50 Women of Excellence Awards. This year’s recipients include legacy winners Alma Speed Fox and Katie Everette Johnson as well as 90.5 WESA General Manager DeAnne Hamilton.

“The contributions of these women are what aids in making Pittsburgh ‘the most livable city,’ “ says Rod Doss, editor and publisher of the New Pittsburgh Courier. 

Essential Pittsburgh won first place in the broadcast/radio/public affairs category at the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation’s Robert L. Vann Awards of Excellence for its program, “The Black Middle Class Experience in Pittsburgh.”

The judges commented: “What really made this piece work was hearing all of the different voices of how economics and social issues were at play in the lives of the black middle class in Pittsburgh.”

This week, 90.5 WESA was recognized with two regional Edward R. Murrow awards in the large market radio category. The Radio Television Digital News Association, or RTDNA, presents the awards in honor of outstanding achievements in electronic journalism.